"I'm glad I stole the earrings before the Princess's palace was sealed."
"How much did you get?"
"500,000 gold. I was going to call more, but I was in a hurry so we agreed to this."
"Hey!"
"It's not a joke, right? With just a few more, I think I can pay off my debt and stop doing this."
Greedy eyes sparkled.
The head maid's guards were ordered to severely harass the Princess.
'If I don't get caught, she won't know, right? The head maid doesn't even come to the Princess's palace anyway."
Like well-trained dogs, they were already tied to the jewels given by the Princess and were blocking the evil gifts destined for Medea from their path.
Meanwhile, the situation of the other maids was similar.
"You guys, sort it out slowly. It seems like the story is slowly spreading outside the palace now, so this will end soon."
"You didn't get caught, right? If the head maid finds out, she'll try to eat me."
"Don't worry. It's not like I'll try it for a day or two, and I'm not going to do anything that will kill me."
Time passed for the news they steadily delivered to spread out.
"Did you hear? I heard the head maid is sending rotten food to the Princess?"
"They sent her a needle hidden in the bedding!"
The head maid was surprised.
"Where does such a thing come from?"
"In the royal castle. It seems like it's still only known among nobles."
It was something that was handled secretly. There was no place that she couldn't touch or deal with carelessly.
But for some reason, it was revealed and people were talking about it.
"Rotten food? Needle?! What kind of nonsense is this? I've never sent anything like that!"
Even more arbitrarily fleshed out.
Everyone said they knew that the Princess was being treated poorly in the palace, but it was a different matter for specific and cruel harassment to spread outside.
This is a problem directly related to the honor of the royal palace.
In the Princess's palace, there was not only the head maid people.
They spread the news secretly as usual and more actively than usual.
"What? The head maid? Whether it's real or not, it's worth a stab!"
Among them was a competitor for the head maid.
"Oh my, what should I do? I heard the Princess is suffering greatly?"
There was also Gallo.
"I guess you didn't have anything to do? I put it in without any effort."
Ignoring Cesare's cold glare, Gallo waved the parchment with small letters written on it.
His handsome eyebrows hung down like a smile.
"Head maid, is her handling as harsh as that of ours? Poor Princess. I guess she's holding on by giving the jewels the Prince Regent gave her to the maids. Poor her."
"Give them a bail?"
Cesare, who was looking down at the chessboard without interest, asked again.
"Ahhh. Black sapphire and sheep's tears... Anyway, she didn't even regret those expensive things and gave them away. The maids accepted it as good."
"..."
"Is she naive or stupid? Did she think that would be enough to capture the maids?"
In his outstretched hand, he held a white pawn.
"What if you're not trying to catch me?"
"Uh? What are you talking about?"
Square. The pawn advanced and reached the last line.
"Promotion. To Queen."
A pawn is the weakest and most insignificant thing in chess, but it can be turned into any piece when it reaches the last row.
"Oh my, boss. You're eating my bishop here!"
However, we would only find out how it would change and what it would eat when we reached the end.
A look of intense interest appeared in Cesare's eyes for a moment and then disappeared.
***
An untimely commotion broke out in the Princess's palace.
"Let go! Where are you taking me?"
The people from the head maid's office stormed in and dragged out the Princess's maids indiscriminately.
"Why, why are you doing this, all of a sudden!"
"As of today, you no longer belong to the Princess's palace. So you can't stay here any longer."
Medea's maids were dragged out without even having time to pack their bags.
"How dare you torment our Princess on the subject of servanthood? You don't value your life."
The head maid's subordinate, who was at the forefront, severely reprimanded them.
"What?"
The Princess's maids opened their eyes the size of flower lanterns.
"You confessed everything in the kitchen, laundry room, and dressing room. You guys made a plan and harassed Her Highness, and then blamed it on the fact that the head maid ordered it!"
The head maid, who was watching the worsening situation, planned to remove Medea's hands and feet and at the same time erase her reputation that had spread throughout the castle.
This is because she found out that the maids in the Princess's palace, who accepted junk from her, used their mouths carelessly.
"What are you talking about! It is a lie! Headmaid, you did it!"
"We have evidence, but are you going to deny it? Hurry and take them away!"
The head maid's subordinate murmured lowly into the ear of one of the maids.
"When you speak freely, you should have thought about what the consequences would be."
The maid's face turned pale.
'I can't believe I got caught this quickly...! How careful I was!'
Perhaps because they were so excited about the wealth they suddenly possessed, they stared at the connections and power that the head maid had within the palace.
A maid who foresaw despair found a way to survive.
"Your Highness! Help! The maid is trying to drag us away!"
They shouted loudly as they were dragged away.
"Just wait and see. Do you think Her Highness will stay still?"
They firmly believed.
Even if they ignore the Princess, she is weak-hearted and gentle, so she will definitely try to save them.
Just like she saved Neril.
"Your Highness! It's the head maid! The headmaid took us-!"
"Shut your mouth!"
The strong arms violently pulled, and the commotion died down in an instant.
"What's going on?"
At that time, the Princess appeared. This was after all her maids were taken away. The timing was a little odd.
'Are you scared? Now you see what's coming out.'
Still, the head maid's subordinates were a little nervous.
"Your Royal Highness, how much pain have you suffered so far?"
"..."
"Those arrogant bitches have been causing a wedge between the head maid and Your Highness. The clever head maid found out about this and sent us to correct the situation, even if it was belated."
The words they prepared were as natural as flowing water.
The servant's eyes were triumphant as if wondering what Medea could do if all her hands and feet were cut off.
"The crime of insulting the royal family is absolutely not light, so I will fully apologize with death."
"..."
"And I brought new maids. Since they are young and unspoiled children who have just entered the palace, they will serve only Your Highness faithfully without any other thoughts. Everyone, pay your respects to Her Highness."
Suha brought the children he had brought forward. Then she waited for the Princess's reaction.
The royal palace was left empty as everyone who was nearby was taken away.
Except for Neril, who is still lying in her sick bed, there is no one on the Princess's side here anymore.
Even if you manage to get one Neril, you won't be able to get them all out.
The head maid's judgment was correct.
"Yes?"
But unexpectedly, the Princess was smiling.
"Thank goodness. The head maid's insight is trustworthy."
Medea turned to her new maids.
"You guys, take a good look. This is the end of those who are disloyal to their master."
The voice falling like frost was harsh.
"If you go back and forth like a bat, you will be dragged here and there like a dog and die. Do you understand?"
The eyes of the new children passed the Princess and turned to the flооr. Traces of the struggles of the maids from the Princess's palace as they were dragged out earlier were visible on the ground. Some blood droplets had fallen.
The new maids nodded with fearful eyes.
There is only one owner.
The only betrayal that is not loyalty is death. Because all the maids in the Princess's palace were vacant and had to be quickly filled, the head maid was unable to reliably persuade the new maids.
Therefore, Medea's solemn command was engraved more strongly than ever in the minds of new recruits who had just entered the palace.
"Yes?"
"Please say thank you to the head maid. Thank you for taking the pressure off her."
Suha blinked his eyes in confusion.
"You guys follow me. Let's go in."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Medea went in with her new maids.
"Oh no, I was fooled!"
The head maid felt like she was going to faint after hearing the report from her subordinate who came back in confusion.
"That girl used me to get rid of all the surveillance on me!"
Medwq even got rid of the maids by putting her name on them.
They would think that the head maid had another agenda and got rid of the henchman behind them.
It was like making useless enemies for no reason.
If she had thought a little more, she would have figured it out, but she was blinded by the anger of the moment.
"Ahhhh. Medea, leave this girl alone!"
"Head maid, calm down!"
Prank!
The sound of being thrown, swept away, and broken continued until dusk.
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